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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:29 PM
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Hit a crater got a bubble!

So i was driving home in my g37xs from the gym everything is fine until i hit a monstrous crater on the highway. It felt as if i lost the rim in that crater. I have the hotchkis sways so the stiffened suspension was the biggest contributor to that. Anyway! So i pull over and start checking to see if Im leaking air or if i damaged my rim. Rim seems good but the tire has a bubble. Heres my question will i be able to drive with the bubble or should i get the tire replaced ASAP? Is an inch by inch bubble that doesn't protrude that much that serious??
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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tire's good enough to drive to a place to get it replaced. that's about it. why risk doing more damage?
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 02:01 AM
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Bubbles are a result of impact damage. Means the belts have shifted in the tire sidewall due to blunt force trama and you only have a thin wall of rubber in that area now. Running on borrowed time really. Best to replace the tire.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jhenka
So i was driving home in my g37xs from the gym everything is fine until i hit a monstrous crater on the highway. It felt as if i lost the rim in that crater.
Woah, potholes are always a problem but those pesky meteorites do leave some awfully large craters sometimes...
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Neal@tirerack
Bubbles are a result of impact damage. Means the belts have shifted in the tire sidewall due to blunt force trama and you only have a thin wall of rubber in that area now. Running on borrowed time really. Best to replace the tire.
I was actually hoping you would reply, The bubble is no bigger than a quarter and comes out maybe ~5MM. How long do you think i have because money's tight atm and nobody is selling used Dunlop SP Sport Maxx A1-A A/S 225/50R18.
Speaking of which Can you pm me a price for one shipped to 10305?

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Woah, potholes are always a problem but those pesky meteorites do leave some awfully large craters sometimes...
Pshhh that tiny compared to the potholes in NY

For example what would you call this?



And then people ask me why i didn't drop my car... PSHH!! lol
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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For example what would you call this?
Damn, I'd have to call it a 2 mph zone

or a minefield...
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jhenka
I was actually hoping you would reply, The bubble is no bigger than a quarter and comes out maybe ~5MM. How long do you think i have because money's tight atm and nobody is selling used Dunlop SP Sport Maxx A1-A A/S 225/50R18.
Speaking of which Can you pm me a price for one shipped to 10305?


Pshhh that tiny compared to the potholes in NY

For example what would you call this?



And then people ask me why i didn't drop my car... PSHH!! lol

Dark Side of the Moon???
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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Im in s.i also and the streets kill the cars so much, pothole after pothole after pothole. It looks like your a drunk driver trying to swerve away from all them potholes lol
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainObvious
Damn, I'd have to call it a 2 mph zone

or a minefield...
Now imagine somebody that's slammed going down the block.. New tires are the least of his worries!!
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